Precedents: Energy, Resources & Mining
6 starting-point precedents for this area. Each one names the law it rests on and says how far AI may help.
- Precedents in this area
- 6
- Full text
- For signed-in accounts
- Newest law stated as at
- 17 October 2026
- Guidance for this area
- Tasks and AI use in Energy, Resources & Mining
| Precedent | Kind | Where it applies | AI use | Law stated as at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land access arrangement with landholder for exploration (NSW, with Queensland notes)Agreed access arrangement under Part 8 Division 2 of the Mining Act 1992 (NSW) that sets where, when and how an explorer may prospect, the compensation payable, rehabilitation and dispute resolution. | Agreement | New South Wales, Queensland | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Native title right-to-negotiate (s 31) agreement checklistStep-by-step checklist for the Native Title Act right-to-negotiate process for a mining tenement: notification, timetable, good-faith negotiation, deed terms, arbitral determinations, and safeguards for cultural information. | Checklist | Australia, Commonwealth | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Farm-in and unincorporated joint venture heads of terms (mining tenement)Non-binding heads of terms for a farmee to earn an interest in exploration tenements by sole funding staged expenditure, then form an unincorporated joint venture. | Agreement | Australia, New South Wales | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Corporate renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) term sheetIndicative term sheet for a corporate buyer contracting with a renewable generator in the National Electricity Market, as a sleeved physical PPA or a virtual (financial) PPA, including certificates and change in law. | Agreement | Australia | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| AI-assisted tenement, title and approvals due diligence protocolProtocol for using AI to extract tenement, holder, condition and encumbrance data from register searches at scale, with mandatory source tracing, verification and supervision before anything reaches the due diligence report. | Checklist | Australia, New South Wales | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Clause: autonomous and AI-enabled equipment in mining services contractsContract clause allocating safety-case, validation, human supervision, change control, incident, data and liability responsibilities for autonomous haulage, drilling and other AI-enabled plant on a mine site. | Clause | Australia, New South Wales, Queensland | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
AI use levels: Green means AI can do most of the drafting and a lawyer reviews it. Yellow means AI helps in set ways and a lawyer checks specific points. Red means a lawyer does the work and AI stays out of the decisive steps.